Year 8

This page contains information about courses and subjects that Parade College offers for both the core studies and the Year 8 Elective Curriculum structure.

We ask Year 7 students to choose a course for Year 8 electives, plus reserves. Students have an opportunity to exercise more choice in Year 9 electives.

You will notice that Parade College offers a wide choice of units, however, it must be stressed that final offerings will, of course, depend on student numbers and availability of both staff and resources. Although the courses are correct at the time of posting, it should be understood that courses are revised on a systematic basis and some of these details will, from time to time, undergo revision. Please also note that all courses (including core subjects) are semester-based and will not necessarily have the same student cohort or teacher for subjects that run for two semesters.

Year 8 Curriculum Structure

Students are required to undertake a number of units from each of the Learning Areas. This permits access to a wide range of future educational opportunities.

Students undertake 8 Units each semester or 16 units each year.

The Core and elective studies are set out in the table below:

Year 8 Core Units

Religious Education x 2 units

English x 2 units

Mathematics x 2 units

Science x 2 units

Languages x 2 units

Humanities x 2 Units

Health x 2 Units

Year 8 Elective Units

Arts x 1 Unit

Physical Education or ACC High Performance x 1 Unit

Technology x 1 Unit

Physical Education or ACC High Performance x 1 Unit

Year 7 into 8

Year 8 students study a core consisting of:

Religious Education x 2 Units

English x 2 Units

Mathematics x 2 Units

Science x 2 Units

Humanities x 2 Units

Languages x 2 Units

Health Education x 2 units

Year 8 students study a further four units, which must be drawn from the following Learning Areas:

Two units chosen from Physical Education or ACC High Performance Sport

One unit chosen from Arts

One unit chosen from Technology

Please note: We ask all students to select reserve Units in each of the elective Learning Areas. While every effort is made to meet the preferences of each student, there will be clashes that require use of the reserve units. Students who return forms late are less likely to receive their preferences.are

Select One Unit From Each of the Following KLAs

Arts

Physical Education or ACC High Performance (Semester 1)

Technology

Physical Education or ACC High Performance (Semester 2)

Students should select RESERVE unit in each of these KLAs(Must be different from above)